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Full Tilt Poker, Absolute Poker US Players Hope Not to Get 4.63 cents on the Dollar
Former Republican Party Chairman Caught up in Baltimore’s Online Gambling Sting
BetOnSports Customers Receive Measly 4.6 Percent Payment After Five Years
Steinberg Civil Suit in Philadelphia Vanishes Amidst Hellinger Online Gambling Probe
AUSA Wants Blood in Hellinger Online Gambling Probe: Attorney Conflict of Interest?
PokerStars Law Firm Got Bill Clinton Off, Assisted U.S. Supreme Court Judge Elena Kagan
Just how powerful is Skadden Arps, the law firm that is currently representing PokerStars in its money laundering/bank fraud case brought by the US Justice Department?
Skadden enjoys a long list of high profile clients including former US President Bill Clinton and the newly nominated US Supreme Court Judge Elena Kagan along with a Who’s Who of the most powerful corporations in the world.
James “Whitey” Bulger Not a Man You Double Crossed
From MSNBC.com
Poker Pro Dan Bilzerian on Toby Maguire: “A Cheap as F**K Jerk Off Cheap Bitch”
Outspoken poker pro Dan Bilzerian has been caught up in the so-called “Spider Man High Stakes Poker Web”. He is among those named in a lawsuit from duped investors claiming jailed hedge fund manager Brad Ruderman used their monies to amass huge debt in illegal underground high stakes poker games.
Some Investors Lost Life Savings in Spiderman High Stakes Poker Ponzi Scheme
Spiderman, Matt Damon, Ben Afleck Could Face Jail Time for High Stakes Poker Scheme
Spider Man Toby Maguire Caught Up in Web of Deception Over High Stakes Poker Games
Star of the hit film franchise Spider Man, Toby Maguire, is being sued for illegal gambling according to TMZ.com.
Alabama Rep. Mask Admits Playing Poker While Opposing Gambling Legislation in State
Many Operators Have Doubts Full Tilt Poker Funds Actually Frozen
Joran van der Sloot Gets Girlfriend Pregnant While Behind Bars
Accused killer Joran van der Sloot has reportedly gotten his girlfriend pregnant while he awaits trial at the notorious Castro Castro prison in Lima, Peru.
The unidentified woman has appeared for conjugal visits and apparently did chores within the prison according to the Daily Mail newspaper. She also reportedly brought him candy on occasion. That candy was sold via a “lucrative” snack bar from his cell.
All Bets May be Off for BitCoin Revolutionizing Online Poker After $450,000 Cyber Theft
A BitCoin cyber thief stole $450,000 from an unsuspecting online customer, thus making one second guess if the virtual currency can help revolutionize online poker.
Philanthropist Jeremy Johnson Arrested for Mail Fraud: Lost $1.5 Mil at Full Tilt Poker
A well known Utah philanthropist, Jeremy Johnson, has been arrested while attempting to fly from Phoenix to Costa Rica, a popular hub for online gambling websites.
Johnson is charged with mail fraud and is accused of duping customers out of $289 million by making false claims about their ability to help consumers obtain government grants.
BetOnSports.com Former CEO David Carruthers Released From Prison
“BetED.com Folded Like a Cheap Suit”: BetOnLine.com Bailout Suitor
Online Poker “Black Friday” Defendant Ira Rubin Ordered Detained
A defendant in the “Black Friday” case against online poker rooms PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and UB.com has been ordered detained by US authorities.
Defendants in Alabama Political Gambling Corruption Trial
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The defendants in the Alabama gambling corruption trial starting Monday in Montgomery:
—Milton E. McGregor of Montgomery; owner of VictoryLand casino in Shorter; charged with one count of conspiracy, six counts of federal program bribery and 11 counts of honest services mail and wire fraud.
BetED Head Retains Well Known Defense Law Firm: Insists he is not an Owner
Monies Seized from Online Gambling Sites Will Pay for new Undercover Vehicles
Full Tilt Poker Insists Bank Account Unfrozen Despite US Officials Saying Otherwise
